Aldersey-Williams: The Human Body

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In 1543, Flemish scholar Andreas Vesalius created the first complete textbook on human anatomy "De Humani Corporis Fabrica". This means "in the structure of the human body". . For the first time in 1628, William Harvey explained the circulation of blood through veins and arterial bodies. Blood was a product of food and was previously thought to be absorbed by muscle tissue. French army doctor Ambroise Palais born in 1510 restored the vascular treatment method of ancient Greeks. After cutting, the general procedure is to burn the open end of the cutting attachment to stop bleeding. This is done by heating the oil, water, or metal and bringing it into contact with the wound to seal the vessel. Palais also believes that the wound is painted with a clean bandage or ointment containing his own eggs, rose oil, and serpentinite. He was the first man who designed artificial hands and hands and feet for the patient who was severed.

In the early 17th century, British doctor William Harvey studied with a student from Vesarius of Padova. And it became the first person to explain the complete circulation of blood through the body. Prior to Harvey, blood should not be spread all the time, it should be consumed and regenerated by the body. It has also been suggested that blood flows through a hole between the two halves of the heart and the heart generates an important amount of heat regulated by the lung air. However, Harvey proved that in his own research, the heart is passively expanded and actively contracted. By measuring the amount of blood flowing out of the heart, he concludes that the body can not produce this amount continuously. Assuming that the connection between the artery and the vein (capillary) was not discovered until the late 17th century, he could prove that the blood returned to the heart through the veins.